Biography
AS A JUNIOR (2015): Played in 25 games, making nine starts... Batted .317, second-highest average on the team... Went 5-for-10 with three runs in the final series of the season vs. Stanislaus... Recorded a walk-off single to win the season finale on 5/3/15.
AT LUNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2014): Played one season for Luna... Named NJCAA Region 5 Honorable Mention Infielder... Batted .285 with a .379 on-base percentage and 15 stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A 2011 graduate of Benicia High School... Played four years of baseball, basketball, and football, and one year of wrestling... Led the baseball team to league championships his sophomore and senior years and a section championship in 2011... All-League shortstop as a senior... Named Most Valuable Defensive Player as a sophomore... Named team MVP for football back-to-back seasons as a freshman and sophomore... Voted team captain and Most Valuable Offensive Player for football as a senior... All-League running back in 2010... Team captain for basketball as a senior... Also voted senior class president... Also competed for South Bay Storm ands Danville Bulls club teams.
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology... Chose CSUEB because oft he diversity, appearance and location of the campus, and experience of the coaching staff... Interests include playing ukulele, riding horses, playing okie shoes, hanging out with friends, exercising, playing basketball, and being with his niece and nephew... Favorite athletes are Gregor Blanco, Hunter Pence, Brandon Crawford, Rafael Furcal, Jose Reyes, Michael Jordan, Barry Bonds, Stephen Curry, Ronaldinho, Allen Iverson, Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, and Vernon Davis... Favorite foods are chicken fried steak, seafood, pasta, tacos, fries, bacon blue cheese burgers, and Wingstop... Favorite movies are Step Brothers, The Equalizer, and The Sandlot... Favorite TV shows are Duck Dynasty, Modern Family, Alaska: The Last Fronteir, Sons of Anarchy, and ESPN...Favorite musical artists are J Boog, Jason Aldean, E40, Common Kings, Flipsyde, Darius Rucker, Andre Nickatina, Mac Dre, 2Pac, and Breaking Benjamin... Has two older brothers, Eric and Darren, and a younger brother, Andrew... Parents are Ron and Mary Wheat... Born December 30, 1992.
